Abi Watson

Der #Bundestag zieht nach: Neuer Unterausschuss für u.a. strategische Vorausschau 🥰
Hier nachlesen, warum es so etwas braucht: internationalepolitik.de/en/wider-die...
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The success of the far right is not only measured in votes and seats but in its impact on rhetoric, policy and ideology. The fact that a (nominally) social democratic head of government with a huge majority choses to say and do this is maybe the biggest success of the far right in Europe yet.

This is very good. Very well pitched and sensibly placed.

⚡️ The next episode of Ideas of…Energy is here! ⚡️

Doris Segets joins us to talk about #Energy and #Science.

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1 Oct, 7pm, Chausseestraße 111, 10115 Berlin

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In cooperation with @dezernatzukunft.bsky.social & @gppi.bsky.social

BREAKING:
At UN, UK's foreign minister says his country intends to recognize Palestine as a state, following in French footsteps

📅 Save the dates! We're pleased to announce upcoming events in our 🔥"Ideas of... Energy" series, which explores the ideas we hold about energy and its role in current domestic and foreign policy.

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Saferworld agrees! The UK should be stepping up its support to #conflictprevention, reduction and resolution.

Read more here: bit.ly/442UzGr #InvestInPeace

📣 Kneecap statement repost from X:

Event Registration: #DFS2025 Economic Security and Critical Tech in Trump 2.0 Event Timing: May 7th, 2025 at 3pm CET Event Address: Online, via Zoom Contact us at jhensing@gppi.net

SAVE THE DATE for a discussion on "Economic Security & Critical Tech in Trump 2.0" with @jankaoertel.bsky.social (@ecfr.eu), Geoffrey Gertz (CNAS) & @jhensing.bsky.social (GPPi) as part of @baks.bund.de's #DFS2025:

🗓 May 7 | 🕒 15:00–16:00 CEST | 📍 Online

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GPPi's @tbenner.bsky.social thinks Germany should "invest in maintaining nuclear latency."

To the @financialtimes.com he said: "Both the far left & far right in France are very anti-German & there would be a risk they would not honour a kind of nuclear sharing arrangement... And then what?”

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USIP is not a government agency. This is theft.

Inject this in my veins.
EVERY deployment this happened to us.

„This pervasive presence of special operations veterans and advocates within the administration reinforces the idea that elite forces are the primary solution to complex security challenges, overshadowing broader strategic and diplomatic considerations.“

Some things never change …

Humanitarian assistance creates incentives. Don’t ignore them, work with them!

This is a finding from the inter-agency humanitarian evaluation of the drought response in Somalia in 2022-2024 conducted by GPPi.

📄Read the full evaluation report at gppi.net/somalia

Outcome Neutral?

The US & #Russia are set to continue talks today in Riyadh. What's the role of third-party mediators like #SaudiArabia in the war against #Ukraine? I had an in-depth look at past & future engagement of Brazil, China, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa & Turkey. Key findings👇 gppi.net/2025/03/19/o...

Time to Strengthen EU Engagement in Fragile States As negotiations for the next EU funding cycle approach, there needs to be a clear policy discussion about how engaging in fragile and conflict-affected states is in the interest of Europeans.

‼️It is not too late to put fragility & conflict back on the EU’s list of priorities.

GPPi's @abiwatson.bsky.social & @julianbergmann.bsky.social from @idos-research.bsky.social call on the EU to develop a more strategic, well-funded approach to fragility & conflict 👇
gppi.net/2025/03/25/t...

For months, Canada has faced Trump’s unpredictability, hefty tariffs & talk of becoming the "51st state." With the EU facing similar pressures, we were pleased to host @rolandparis.bsky.social to discuss what 🇪🇺 can learn from 🇨🇦 about dealing with a predatory president.

@stiftungmercator.bsky.social

🎶🤓🎻 Next week, catch GPPi's @balnik.bsky.social at the Philharmonic State Orchestra of Hamburg! As part of a Science Slam, he’ll discuss “War and Post-War Societies from a Feminist Perspective,” accompanied by live performances.

🎟️ Get your ticket: www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de/de/spielplan...

Europe in the Turtle Trap It would be an irresponsible bet to act as if every major future threat will be one against which militaries alone can protect us. For the EU, broadening the debt break to include “external security” ...

Heute morgen durfte ich auf SWR Kultur den EU-Gipfel einordnen. Uns fehlt nahezu alles, damit sich Europa im Ernstfall ohne die USA verteidigen könnte -- aber es ist dumm, parallel zum militärischen Wiederaufbau unsere Soft-Power-Instrumente zu kürzen.Das Gegenteil wäre gut. gppi.net/2025/03/14/e...

On German morning radio discussing today’s EU summit, GPPi’s @rotmann.net echoed a key argument from his recent piece with @abiwatson.bsky.social: The cupboard is bare. Without the US, the EU cannot defend itself — it needs to rearm. But undermining its soft power tools would be a strategic mistake.

Europe in the Turtle Trap It would be an irresponsible bet to act as if every major future threat will be one against which militaries alone can protect us. For the EU, broadening the debt break to include “external security” ...

Today, the EC laid out a plan to raise €800b through loans/debt for defense. "Like a turtle, the EU risks building a thick shell against military threats but leaving its underbelly exposed to things military force can't defend against." @rotmann.net & @abiwatson.bsky.social👉 gppi.net/2025/03/14/e...

Last week, GPPi, the Robert Bosch Academy & @chaberlin.org hosted a vital conversation on Germany’s humanitarian aid in the new legislative period. Amid unprecedented challenges to the global humanitarian system, humanitarians and policymakers came together to discuss the path forward.

📸 Anita Back

Europe in the Turtle Trap It would be an irresponsible bet to act as if every major future threat will be one against which militaries alone can protect us. For the EU, broadening the debt break to include “external security” ...

As EU leaders moves to exempt defense from its debt rules, they risk running into a turtle trap: in pulling cash from soft power tools, we risk building a shiny hard shell that leaves our soft underbellies exposed to all the threats against which military tools are useless.
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EVENT | Is time running out for peace operations?
📅 March 20
⏰ 15:00-17:00

Join GPPi's @abiwatson.bsky.social, @juliafriedrich.bsky.social & @rotmann.net, & @saferworld.bsky.social's @jordanstreet.bsky.social & Ali Hersi to discuss the future of peacekeeping.

📩 RSVP: awatson[at]gppi.net